Orbit determination involves finding the spacecrafts orbital - TopicsExpress



          

Orbit determination involves finding the spacecrafts orbital elements and accounting for perturbations to its natural orbit. Flight path control involves commanding the spacecrafts propulsion system to alter the vehicles velocity. Comparing the accurately determined spacecrafts trajectory with knowledge of the destination objects orbit is the basis for determining what velocity changes are needed. Here is part 2 of our 2 part post on orbital dynamics.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:22:22 +0000

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